Glärnisch · 2,915 m · 40 km SE

Mountain · Canton of Zurich

Pfannenstiel

853 m2,799 ft

Prominence: 337 m1,106 ft
Isolation: 10 km
Tonight: 3°CFair · Wind 23 km/h W

Pfannenstiel is an 853 m (2,799 ft) mountain in Canton of Zurich, Switzerland.

All facts

Elevation: 853 m · 2,799 ft
Nearest higher peak: Bürglen (915 m)
Region: Canton of Zurich, Switzerland
Coordinates: 47.2921° N, 8.6712° E

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3D map

Pfannenstiel 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Pfannenstiel terrain and contours

20 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 100 mShowing west → east through the summit

Pfannenstiel elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Pfannenstiel weather

Tonight · Fair · 3°C (37°F) · 0.9 mm · Wind 23 km/h W

Pfannenstiel forecast for the summit, about 853 m.

Tonight3°0.9 mm23 km/h W
Today1°6°11.2 mm19 km/h SW
Sun5°10°6.8 mm28 km/h SW
Mon4°10°–6 km/h SE
Tue7°15°–4 km/h NW
Wed6°9°1.6 mm8 km/h NE
Thu2°10°–8 km/h NE
Fri3°9°–3 km/h W
Sat2°8°0.4 mm4 km/h NW
Sun4°8°8.4 mm10 km/h W

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 24, 01:17 UTC.

Slope

Share of the 6 × 6 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly gentle: 82% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°

81.8%

Moderate, 15–30°

16.7%

Steep, 30–45°

1.5%

Cliffs, 45° and over

0.0%

Steeper than 30°: 1.5% of the 36 km² view
Relief in view: 465 m low point 405 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 47.3%Grassland 32.2%Cropland 11.5%Built-up 7.6%Water 1.4%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 3 km; 989 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Asian Lady Beetle30
Yellow barklouse18
Green Shield Bug17
Wood anemone15
Fencepost jumping spider14
Alcon Large Blue14

Where it sits

Where Pfannenstiel sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Albis Pass791 m11 km W

Downloads

Pfannenstiel downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Print & wall

JPGPfannenstiel satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-09-25.

3D printing & 3D apps

GIS & GPS

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 860 m at the summit; the official height is 853 m.

A 30 m terrain model averages each cell, so a few metres either way is normal.

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	853 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	860 m	+7 m
Copernicus GLO-90	856 m	+3 m

Data sources

Terrain: Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-25)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Wildlife: iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Accuracy comparison, Panorama: Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast: Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources: Wikidata · OpenStreetMap · GeoNames · Wikipedia